Charter: The Skinny Water of Belize
April 9, 2025
Skinny water and all, a shoulder-season charter in Belize makes for a great escape.
Skinny water and all, a shoulder-season charter in Belize makes for a great escape.
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To answer that unanswerable question, the best is what you make of it.
Crew on charter can surprise, exasperate, and entertain—sometimes all at once.
The first day of any charter means a mountain of responsibilities for the skipper and extended periods of hurry-up-and-wait for the rest of the crew.
Jamie Brown had always nurtured a dream of sailing a transatlantic. He thought he’d have to wait until he retired, and then he’d spend ages
It was October, and Hurricane Maria had just stomped over Les Iles Sainte, devastated Dominica, and was still cooking up 12-foot seas and 25 knots
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250 boats squared off last week on Lake Michigan’s famous 333-mile course and found the full spectrum of race conditions awaiting them.
After the 4th of July festivities in New York City, the international tallship fleet continued its tour of the eastern seaboard, heading up to Boston.
In the days of e-readers, one wonders how long the pulpy pleasure of the boatyard book swap will last.
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You climb from your berth and start the stove for coffee, warming the cabin. You check your position, looking out the ports as the sun
